In the meeting took part Marineta Dejeva ( senior teacher of Geography and Economics), Milena Platnikova (senior teacher of History and Civilization) and Daniela Vasileva ( teacher of Informatics and Information technology) from ELS “Geo Milev”, Burgas. The work on the project started on Monday- 5th of November with a visit to the Turkish school partner- Zeytinlibahce Mesleki ve Teknik Anadolu Lisesi. All participants in the project were warmly welcomed by the Headmaster. After that we were invited for a celebration in the lyceum hall. We continued to introduce the participating schools. “ 34th Secondary School” in Riga is the project coordinator and teaches 1 300 students. We learned about the interesting practice which is in line with the goals of the project- in every classroom the students grow eight plants. There are even aquariums in some of the rooms. The other participant in the project, was established in 1890 – the “ National College Gheorghe Sincai” in Bucharest. It has 1000 students aged between 14-19, in classes of Mathematics, Informatics, Natural Sciences, Philology, Art and Music. The Bulgarian team introduced the history and achievements of “Geo Milev” ELS, Burgas and gave brief information about the places near the city that are suitable for the project- the lakes, the bird reserve in the area of Poda, Strandja Natural Park, etc. The programme continued with visits to various institutions, related to environmental protection, a walk through ancient Mersin, The Virgin Fortress, which we reached by boat, a visit to the University of Mersin, the Zoo in Tarsus- a city near Mersin, a visit to Alata- The Institute for High Cultures and horticulture and ODTU- The Institute for Endangered Species, Gyoxu Delta.
